Wabash Conductors Division Moves From Danville to Peru
The Wabash division point for passenger conductors and brakemen will move from Danville to Peru on June 1. Stephen I. Cotter, the general superintendent, confirms the plan. The change will displace about twenty families from Danville, though the exact reason remains unknown. Distances show Danville to Detroit 303 miles and to St. Louis 187 miles. Peru to Detroit 202 miles and to St. Louis 287 miles, with only a 13 to 14 mile net change.
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Danville
Peru
Stephen I. Cotter
Detroit
St. Louis
Decatur
Remarks From The Brethren And Political Notes
A speedway practice run shows an entrant reaching 95 mph, with joking distance estimates between the Indianapolis Speedway and the Central Asylum for the Insane. James F. Stutsman campaigns in the ninth district on a tour claiming strong support and likely nomination. The Democratic Postmaster General is active in staffing post offices, while Elkhart shifts to the bull moose party amid Republican tensions.
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Indianapolis Speedway
Speedway
Central Asylum For the
Ft. Wayne
James F. Stutsman
Jim
Mr. Stutsman
Crawfordsville
Look Out For Chinch Bugs By Purdue Entomologist
Professor J Troop, entomologist at Purdue University Lafayette suggests farmers watch for chinch bugs in the coming weeks. This is especially true where rainfall is scarce in the state. All outbreaks should be reported to him at once.
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J. Troop
Purdue University
Lafayette
Wabash Plans Reorganization Submitted for Approval
The plan proposes a $26 per share levy to fund rehabilitation and the new company will retain the Wabash name. Utilities commissions in five states will meet in St. Louis to review the plan, with approval required before implementation. The new capitalization would be $209.6 million, down from $219.8 million, and stockholders face exchange for new company shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Secretary of State
Wabash
Treasury
Winslow S. Pierce
New York
Fitting Into One's Place And Upward Striving
An essay on fitting into one's role and advancing through service and effort. The piece asserts there is no real superiority apart from service and that progress comes from continual effort. It ends with a social note: Mrs. John F. Carlson hosted the J. F. M. club, with Mrs. George Smith visiting from Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Carlson
J. F. M. Club
George Smith
Oklahoma City
Alfred Linn
Claytonville Visitors Sparking Rural Social Roundup
C O Long and sons Charles and Glen of Claytonville Illinois visited Riverside on Sunday to call on I N Wheatley and family. William Hawkins and wife and Mrs Lavina Hawkins of Roberts visited the Wheatleys Sunday evening. William Wheatley and daughter Beulah arrived Wednesday from DuQuoin Illinois to visit his brother I N Wheatley. Alta Fisher of Fountain visited over Sunday with grandparents William and Mrs Fisher. Evert Bodle of Odell and Amiel Mathews of Odell visited with Mr and Mrs William Cain Sunday. Amiel Mathews and Mrs Hullihan hosted Sunday visitors. Many locals attended church at Independence Sunday. Goldie Cain visited with William Cain Sunday. Arland Munson of Lafayette visited home folks Sunday.
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C. O. Long
Charles
Glen
Claytonville
Ill
Riverside
I. N. Wheatley
Wm. Hawkins
Lavina Hawkins
Roberts
Local Court Records Show Debts Divorces and Paternity Actions
The circuit court sees filings including Mary Nixon v Banick and Banick for debt, Maude Cotton v Freeman Cotton for divorce, Hazel Wakeland v Marion Nash for paternity, Emma Gossett v Grant Gossett and Joshua Harlan v Christopher Ellia for debt. Marriage licenses issued include Warden Booe to Myrtle Purnell, John Matthews to Mattie Mikell, and Albert Gaylor to Pearle Auter.
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Mary F. Nixon
Dora E. Banick
Horace Banick
Freeman Cotton
Maude Cotton
Hazel Wakeland
Marion Nash
Emma Gossett
Grant Gossett
Joshua Harlan
Christopher C. Ellia
Sanders
Richard Booe
Myrtle A. Purnell
John Matthews
Clinton
Mattie Mikell
Terre Haute
Albert E. Gaylor
Pearle E. Auter
Logan township primary set for Tuesday June 2
A dozen Republicans met at Fred S. Purnell’s office to fix June 2 as the Logan township primary date to nominate treasurer trustee assessor supervisors and an advisory board. Lawrence Miller and Theodore Harbaugh seek the trustee nomination and earlier designated the convention time. Polls open at City Hall from 3 to 8 p m with a friendly but vigorous contest ahead.
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Fred S. Purnell
Logan Township
Lawrence Miller
Theodore Harbaugh
Altho
Messrs. Miller
Harbaugh
Potatoes Grow in Indiana But Demand Outstrips Supply
Indiana yields show about four and a half bushels per person yet annual consumption requires six and a half bushels. To meet demand, two bushels per person are imported from other states. Despite soil and climate not being superior to some regions, Indiana growers have achieved high yields when potatoes are properly cultivated, making the crop profitable. Miss Blanche Julian visited relatives near West Point over Sunday.
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Indiana
Blanche Julian
West Point
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Frank McDermond
the House of Kunnenheimer
Kuppenheimer
Capps
McDermond
International Harvester Oil and Gas Engines
International Harvester
International Harvester Company of America
Brethren
Elkhart Review
Bull Moose
Old Guard
Progressive Party
Lebanon
Chinch Bugs
C. H. Hunter
Wingate Lumber Co
Wingate, Ind
Chandler Motor Car CO
Cleveland, Ohio
Zeigler's
Vudor
Duntley
Zeigler’s Dry Goods
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